Window screen and storm sash combined



New. 13 1923. J. J. KELDSEN WINDOW SCREEN AND STORM SASH COMBINED Filed May 1. 922

aplatented Nov. i3, i923?.

armar JOHN JAKOBI KELDSEN, OF ATLANTIC, OVA.

WINDOW SCREEN AND STORM SAS-I COMBNEI).

Application filed May 1,

To aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. KELDSEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Atlantic, in the county of Cass and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Window Screen and Storm Sash Combined, of which the following is a speciiication.

|The object of my invention is to provide a window sash of simple, durable and inexpensive construction, and a set of screen frames and glass panes therefor, together with means for connecting, uniting and holding the screen frames or glass panes in such a manner that the sash may be used in warm weather as a screen sash and in stormy weather or cold weather the screen frames may be removed and panes of glass substituted therefor readily, quickly and easily by unskilled workmen, and when the glass is used water thrown against the outer surface of the glass will be prevented from entering inside of the sash.

Another advantage of my invention is that the sash proper can be made of wood and of the same thickness as ordinary wooden window sashes are now made, thereby lproviding a cheap construction and the screen frames and supporting and connecting devices may be made cheaply and easily by machinery, and then the entire window sash with its set of screen frames and convnecting devices may be shipped and handled readily, easily and cheaply without danger of breakage; and when it is desired to transform it into a storm sash, glass panes which may be conveniently purchased in any locality may be readily, easily and quickly n serted by the operator instead of the screen frames, and without the use of putty or the like, to form rain and storm tight connections between the glass panes and the inner surface of the sash. l A,

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying Vdrawings, in which: Y

Figure 1 shows an outer face view ofva sash embodying my invention, and having glass panes therein.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

1922. Serial N0. 557,748.

l Figure 3 shows an enlarged, detail, sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 shows a view similar to TFigure 1 having screen frames in the sash instead of glass panes; and

Figure 5 shows a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Figure 4l.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the sash proper, which is preferably made of wood, comprises two upright side members 10, a top member 11 and a bottom member 12. The two sides and the top member' are provided on their inner edges as shown in Figure 3 with grooves 13, and these grooves are preferably lined with a layer of soft yielding material 14, such as felt or cotton flannel, held in place by glue or the like. The bottom strip 12 has its inner surface, which appears at the right in Figure 5, flush with the inner surface of the sides 10, but its outer surface is flush with the groove 13 in the side members, as clearly shown in Figure 5, and detachably secured to the outer face of the bottom inember l2 is a sheet metal supporting strip. This strip is detachably held in place by the screws 15, and comprises a lower portion ,1G resting flat against the outer surface of the sash member l2, a horizontal, outwardly extended portion 17 having a row of openings 18 therein, and an upwardly extended portion 19, the top of which is substantially flush with the top of the sash member 12.

The screen frames are each composed of a screen body portion 20 having extended around all four of its sides a. sheet metal binderI 21. The wire screen is preferably held in the binder by solder. The glass panes are indicated by the reference numeral 22. The screen frames and the glass panes are the same size, and l preferably provide two of each for a single sash.

Between the two screen frames or glass panes as the case may be, I have provided for strengthening the sash and supporting and holding the frames or panes in position, and also for preventing leakage between the glass panes as follows:

v l employ a sheet metal strip of a length equal to the distance between the inner edges of the upright members of the window sash. Its top is formed by bending into a socket 23 opening upwardly and designed to receive the lower edge of the screen frame or glass pane. At the bottom of this socket member are the drainage openings 24. Below the socket member the metal strip is inclined downwardly and outwardly at 25, andthe lower portion of the strip is formed into a socket member 26 opening downwardly to receive the upper edge of the screen frame or glass pane.

In practical use, it is obvious that my improved window screen and storm sash combined may be manufactured cheaply and easily with a minimum of materials and with practically the same machinery as is now employed in the manufacture of window screens, because the wooden sash frame is made of light material and can be cheaply and easily manufactured and assembled. Anyordinary screen material may be cniployed', and around all of the edges of each screen member there is provided a sheet metal binder and the screen wire is held in the binder preferably by soldering or in any ordinary manner.

At the factory where the device is made, the screen frames and the two metal strips are all placed in position ready for use as a screen sash, land in this condition the sash may be readily and easily stored, shipped and handled' without danger of breaking and at a minimum cost for handling and transportation. These window sash may be then applied to buildings in the ordinary way by unskilled labor. v

After the season for using the screensfhas passed, the operator may then purchase glass panes of the proper size, and these may be readily and easily procured in any locality, and then without removing the sash frames from their hinges, the operator mayy remove the screws from the strip at the bottom, then both of the screen frames may' beV readily and easily withdrawn and the glass panes substituted, and the lower metal strip replaced. Then, during the stormy seasonit is only necessary to store the screen frames themselves, and these will occupy a minimum space.

During the season when the screens are being used, it is only necessary to store the glass' panes themselves, andl these may be easily stored in a small space.

In the event that any of the glass panes should be breken in use, a new one can be readily and easily substituted by unskilled workmen withi'nuch greater facility than if the glass panes were held in the window sash by putty or the like;

I am aware that glass panes seldom are perfectly straight, and of even thickness.

However, by providing the interior of the grooves with felt or cotton flannel or the like, such irregularities in the glass panes will be taken care of, and the glass panes will be held in position, and will form substantially air and water tight joints, and the danger of breaking the glass when putting it in or due to contraction or warping of the sash frame will be eliminated.

In the claims l have usedthe term panel to indicate'a screen, pane of glass or the like.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a window sash frame having grooves on the inner edges of its side members and on the under edge of its top member, two panels mounted in said grooves, and a connecting strip between them formed of sheet metal, and having an upwardly extended socket to receive the upper panel, and a downwardly extended socket'to receive the upper edge of the lower panel, said connecting strip being loosely mounted in the sash and being supported by the lower oneV of the panels, the central portion of the connectingV strip being extended from the upper socket member downwardly and outwardly to the lower socket member, and said upper socket member being provided with drainage openings at its bottom.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a window sash frame formed with a groove on the inner edge of each upright member and a groove on theI under edge of the top member, the bottom member having .its outer surface flush with the inner wall of the groove in the adjacent sideV member, yielding material lining' said grooves, two screen frames, a metal binder surrounding the edges of the screen frames, said screen frames being inserted in said grooves, a con necting strip between the adjacent edges of the screen frames formedof sheet metal and having at itsl upper edge afsocket member toreceive the lower edge of the upper screen frame and having at its bottom a socket member to receive the upper' edge of the low! er screen frame, the material between the socket members bein-g inclined from the upper socket member downwardly and outwardly, and a detachable strip secured to the lower sash member and designed to receive and support the lower edge of the lower screen frame, substantially as and for the purpose stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 8, 1922.

JOHN JAKOBI KELDSEN. 

